Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering

Lecturer Salary from £35,505 p.a 

Senior Lecturer Salary from £41,130 p.a

We seek a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, with broad expertise in aerospace topics such as propulsion, advanced materials, aerostructures and sustainable engineering, who will contribute to our ambitious plans to continue to grow the Department of Engineering at Nottingham Trent University.

About the Role

The Department is characterised by an innovative approach to education in partnership with industry, emphasising innovation and project delivery on a foundation of core engineering expertise. We are looking for someone with a proven ability in Aerospace Engineering. You will be an inspiring educator, who aims to develop project-based teaching in the context of real-world applications and thrives in a collegiate Department. The department has recently been recognised as a member of CDIO and all undergraduate programmes are accredited by IET.

You will have a PhD in a relevant Engineering discipline and an emerging record in research. Preferred areas of expertise include one or more of novel propulsion systems, advanced aerospace materials, sustainable aviation, drone technology and space engineering.

The successful candidate will work as part of one of the research groups in the Department of Engineering and be expected to contribute to teaching at UG level on the BEng and MEng Aerospace Engineering programmes due to be launched in 2023. Nottingham Trent University has been awarded ‘University of the Year’ (Times Higher 2017), ‘Modern University of the Year’ (Sunday Times 2018), and ‘University of the Year’ (The Guardian 2019). In 2020 NTU was ranked among the top five most sustainable universities in the world. It received the highest possible award of ‘Gold’ in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The University also obtained an excellent result in the recent REF with 98% of research submitted to Engineering assessed to be either world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in terms of quality.

NTU is renowned for leading edge research, strong links with industry and its excellent teaching that shape lives and society. Research in the School of Science and Technology is extremely strong in terms of high-quality outputs, funding income, and international impact. The Engineering Department’s research strengths are clustered into groups comprising: Advanced Optics and Photonics Group, Digital Innovation, Smart Materials, Human Factors and Performance, Medical Engineering Design and Smart Wearables. The Department maintains strong international links in both research and teaching.

The Department of Engineering launched new programmes in Biomedical Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Sport Engineering in 2017, and a new programme in Mechanical Engineering in 2018. It launched a Foundation in Engineering and Mathematics in 2019 and three new MSc courses in Medical Engineering, Sustainable Engineering: Energy, Transport Systems in 2021

You can apply on-line using links from www.ntu.ac.uk/vacancies. Please submit a single document to include a full CV, a Teaching Statement, a Research Statement and a Covering Letter addressing your suitability for the role outlined in the associated Job Description and Person Specification. If the 1MB file size restriction makes this difficult or impossible, please email all your supporting documentation to resourcing@ntu.ac.uk

Closing date: 09/02/2023

If you have any specific queries in relation to this position, please contact:

Prof Neil Mansfield, Head of Engineering neil.mansfield@ntu.ac.uk or Dr Ben Simpson, Deputy Head of Engineering, ben.simpson@ntu.ac.uk 

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